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Posted by: bigbiff_70 on 2011-02-22, 19:22:25
I have heard of the Gluten-Free Diet for Aspergers (I am an Aspie too) but I myself haven't mustered the will to go that route. Many parents do advocate that plan for their Asperger children. en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Gluten-free_diet For the small talk, I understand what you mean. I also have another problem that you may or may not have as well. When another person and myself are talking, I can usually converse just fine. When it is a group of three or four or more, I find that I have problems keeping up with the conversation, I am more fixated on a subject and most people I talk to are NTs and they can bounce around from subject to subject with ease. Also, I usually don't have spontaneous comebacks, I have to hear what is being said, process it and then come up with a response. By the time I formulate a response, I typically fall two or three comments behind in a large conversation, thus relegating myself to the 'quiet one', even if I don't feel like being quiet. I don't have that problem communicating on the internet though. Something, I thought I would throw out there. Another way I made the symptoms less severe was by taking an anti-depressant Lexapro 10mg a day for depression and anxiety. Lexapro has helped my social skills and eye contact considerably. |
